The effect of introducing IGRA to screen French healthcare workers for tuberculosis and potential conclusions for the work organisation

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Moucaut, Adrien ^a   Nienhaus, Albert ^d,e   Courtois, Benedicte ^a   Nael, Virginie ^a   Longuenesse, Claire ^a   Ripault, Bruno ^b,c   Rucay, Pierre ^b,c   Moisan, Stéphanie ^b,c   Roquelaure, Yves ^b,c   Tripodi, Dominique ^a,b,c  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c University Hospital   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^e Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in the Health and Welfare Services   (Germany)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Interferon gamma release assay; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 84877017350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-8-12     Document Type: Article

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